Ongoing History Daily: A cure for earworms
We all know what it’s like when a song gets stuck in your head and won’t go away. This endless loop of music running through your brain is called an earworm. Most of
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Medical Mysteries of Music
Ongoing History Daily: Your brain on music does interesting things to your eyesight
A study by American scientists seems to indicate that music can affect your eyesight. Let me explain. When you’re listening intently to music, your brain shifts resources from the region that processes sight
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Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2024
Spare a prayer for Danny Tesler. The man who invented cut/copy/paste has died at the age of 74. Now for some music news for August 16, 2024. BONUS: How about a jazz version
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Some guy has been pirating North Korean TV. It’s…interesting. Then again, so is music news for August 13, 2024. BONUS: Check out this kid.
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Science this track by a rock giant is the “perfect kids song”
If you’ve got kids, you’re probably tired of anything from Frozen, “Wheels on the Bus,” and the awful “Baby Shark.” The results of this new study might give offer ideas for alternatives. Dr.
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It might be that musical minds are immune to cognitive decline
We’ve known for centuries that music is good for mental health is so many different ways. But can having a musical mind provide some inoculation against cognitive decline? Maybe. New research from Memorial
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 23, 2024
After reading this, I may never have certain fast foods again. You’re welcome. Music news for July, 2024, 2024, is completely healthy. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Apparently, God is back. His
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There’s cool new tech that uses binaural beats in popular music
Binaural beats are a form of sensory stimulation that can help achieve things like intense concentration and super-deep sleep. Such audio stimulation can also be used for various forms of therapy that reduces
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Ongoing History Daily: New tinnitus treatments
If you have an annoying constant ringing in your ears, that’s tinnitus, a condition often brought on by both too much loud music and age. It might be a high-pitched whistle like a
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Ongoing History Daily: Atonal music
Most of the music that’s been made has focused on combining notes into pleasant-sounding combinations and sequences. But there is something to be said for atonal and dissonant songs in music—which, counterintuitively, can
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How old are your ears? Take this test.
As we get older, our hearing naturally becomes worse. But if you’re always exposing yourself to loud noises (like music through headphones) the chronological age of your ears may not match up with
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